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The Kid with a Bike (2012)

Drama Rated NR

"…manages to balance a spiritual sense of grace with the earthy eye of a here-and-now realist."

Shame (2011)

Drama Rated NC-17

"…rough, sickening stuff – not in a morally offensive way, but in the way that it lays bare the rot that can fester in the human soul."

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

Thriller Rated R

“…espionage drama as existential horror flick.

Hugo (2011)

Family Rated PG

“Scorsese has pulled out all the stops – and keeps yanking.

Skin I Live In, The (2011)

Drama Rated R

“What’s missing here is Almodovar’s most distinguishing characteristic: compassion.

Interrupters, The (2011)

Documentary Rated NR

"A cry of hope from communities of despair."

Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)

Horror Rated R

“I wasn’t going to give Paranormal Activity 3 a very good review. Then I tried to sleep the night I saw it.

Margin Call (2011)

Drama Rated R

"…a series of increasingly alarmed faces looking at papers and computer screens."

Sleeping Beauty (1959)

Family Rated G

Has poor party etiquette ever been so costly? In this Disney classic, a king and queen fail to invite the sorceress Maleficent to a celebration for their newborn daughter, so she puts a sleeping curse on the child. It comes true years later, despite the best efforts of three kindly fairies. Sleeping Beauty, also known

Take Shelter (2011)

Thriller Rated R

“With that frowning face – including a right eye that looks sleepy and a left one that looks crazed – Michael Shannon could play Jekyll and Hyde at the same exact time.

Recent Reviews

The Drama (2026)

Drama Rated R

“… inflicts a contrived construct on Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, one from which they never escape.”

Tender Mercies (1983)

Drama Rated PG

“… an unhurried meditation on prodigal singers and profligate love.”

The Great Santini (1979)

Drama Rated PG

“… has a literally commanding Duvall at the center of it.”


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